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¡Qué pereza tener que madrugar mañana!

What a drag, having to get up early tomorrow!

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Why every word is where it is

¡Quédeterminerwhat apereza1noundrag (lit. laziness)fem. · sing.tener2verbhavinginfinitiveque2conjunction(to)madrugar3verbget up earlyinfinitivemañanaadverbtomorrow!

Qué → pereza: qué + noun: exclamation
tener → madrugar: tener que + infinitive
pereza → tener: the infinitive: what is a drag

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
¡Qué pereza! (Colombia, Spain) = what a drag!, I can't be bothered. The infinitive says what you don't feel like doing. Comparatives, superlatives and exclamatives →
2
tener que + infinitive = to have to. Tener: possession, age, sensations, tener que →
3
madrugar = to get up very early; English needs a phrase.

Variations

¡Qué flojera tener que madrugar mañana!
¡Qué lata tener que madrugar mañana!
Me da mucha pereza madrugar mañana.